Agricultural Biotechnology MCQs

Question 1

When producing human serum albumin (HSA) in transgenic plants, what would be an advantage of incorporating the transgene into the chloroplast genome?

Accepted Answer

HSA is degraded by plant enzymes if expressed in cytoplasm

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HSA diverts too many amino acids if expressed in cytoplasm

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HSA becomes allergenic if expressed in cytoplasm

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HSA is toxic to plants if expressed in cytoplasm

Question 2

Histone proteins are . . . . . . . . in nature

Accepted Answer

Basic

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Acidic

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Neutral

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Both A and B

Question 3

The method used to produce Flavr-Savr tomato is

Accepted Answer

Antisense technology

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VIGS

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PTGS

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None of the above

Question 4

Exogenous application of Gibberellins induces male flowers formation on genetically female plants in

Accepted Answer

Cucumis

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Cucurbita

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Carica

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Coccinia

Question 5

A natural Plant growth regulator is

Accepted Answer

Ethylene

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Benzaldehyde

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2, 4-D

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N.A.A.

Question 6

The factor which prevent premature association of small and large subunit is

Accepted Answer

IF3

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IF1

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IF2

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Both A and B

Question 7

Eukaryotic DNA replicaiton is carried out by

Accepted Answer

DNA Pol δ

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DNA Pol β

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DNA Pol μ

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None of these

Question 8

The trypsin cleaves

Accepted Answer

Carboxyl side of Lys and Arg

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At carboxyl side of proline

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Carboxyl side of aromatic aminoacid

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Amino side of aromatic amino acid

Question 9

Which among the following is released in photorespiration?

Accepted Answer

Serine

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Cysteine

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Glycine

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Trypophan